Joo Jae Suk

Yoo Jae-suk( Hangul : 유재석; RR : Yu Jae-seok; born on August 14, 1972), is a South Korean comedian, host and television personality currently signed to FNC Entertainment . He has hosted several variety television shows in South Korea , includingInfinite ChallengeandRunning Man. Known for his quick wit and appeal across a wide range of demographics, Yoo has established himself as one of Korea's top comedians and TV personalities.

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Joo Jae Suk's Early life and education

Born on August 14, 1972 in Seoul , South Korea , Yoo is the eldest of three siblings. He attended Seoul Institute of the Arts , but was unable to graduate due to his busy schedule as an up-and-coming comedian.

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Joo Jae Suk's Career

Beginningsedit

In 2002, after nine years as a relatively unknown comedian, thanks to a recommendation by Choi Jin-sil , he hosted the programLive and Enjoy Together.He then rose to prominence when he co-hosted a program calledThe Crash of MCswith Kang Ho-dong , Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Han-seok.

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Mainstream recognition as "Nation's MC"edit

X-Manedit

, which soon grew to be one of the most popular and viewed shows in Korea. During that time, Yoo became increasingly popular and many programs began to nickname him "the nation's MC". He went on to host various shows, includingNew X-Man,Old TV, andHaja! Go!(Let's Do It) for SBS , but these were all soon canceled due to low ratings on Sunday evenings. However,X-Manhas found success in international syndication, and Yoo gained popularity among Korean Wave fans.

Infinite Challengeedit

Yoo is a part of the cast of the top-rated comedy variety programInfinite Challenge. He has been the host-in-chief since 2005 and one of the program's founding members.

Since December 2, 2006, the program has received the highest ratings of prime-time lineups for Saturday evening.

... When will we ever get to do another program like this? No matter how hard you try, it's going to be impossible to do another film like this."

Talk showsedit

andHappy Together Season 3. In particular,Happy Togetheris one of the longest running talk shows in Korea and has consistently earned high ratings.

Good Sunday Variety Programs:Family OutingandRunning Manedit

as a part of SBS 's Good Sunday lineup. Together with Lee Hyori , Yoon Jong-shin , Kim Su-ro , Lee Chun-hee , Kang Dae-sung , Park Ye-jin and Kim Jong-kook (since episode 19), they made up the "family" (cast members) of the show.Family Outinghas become one of the top-rated shows in Korea, consistently achieving the highest ratings for the Sunday mid-afternoon time-slot, and has gained popularity among Hallyu fans.

together with fellowInfinite Challengemember, Haha , and other entertainers such as Ji Suk-jin , Kim Jong-kook , Leessang 's Gary (who left since episode 324 to focus on his music career), Song Ji-hyo , Lee Kwang-soo , Song Joong-ki (who left since episode 41 to focus on his acting career) and Lizzy of After School (who left for unknown reasons), Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan (both joined since episode 346). Although the program did not have a good start in ratings, it later became very popular, and has held a consistent international fanbase to this day.

Other notable programs:Sugar ManandBusted!edit

The show returned again for a second season in 2018.

, which will start airing in 2018.

Guest appearances and collaborationsedit

s West Coast Highway Music Festival special, in which Psy also appeared. Following his appearance, Yoo became known worldwide as the "yellow suit guy".He also appeared in Psy's follow-up single, " Gentleman ".In 2015, Yoo collaborated with JYP in 'Infinite Challenge.On July 15, 2015, Yoo signed an exclusive contract with FNC Entertainment after having been without an agency for about five years.

.He performed with them at EXO's EXO Planet #3 - EXO'rDIUM concert in Bangkok.

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